When was the last time you danced up a storm on a Tuesday night!!? I did it last night at the B.L.A.C.K ball. What a party! B.L.A.C.K stands for Building a Legacy in Acting, Cinema and Knowledge, it’s an initiative and annual tiff event hosted by actors (and brothers) Shamier Anderson and Stephan James. Continue Reading…
Higlights from last night’s Atoms Of Fashion event at the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre.
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The 12th annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival kicked off this week in Toronto. The opening night gala featured the Canadian premiere of the documentary ‘Machel Montano: Journey Of A Soca King.” In addition to a preview of the animated tv series BattleDream Chronicles. Here’s a look inside opening night.
My heart is aching as I watch the images of destruction and devastation in the wake of recent hurricanes. I’ve been sitting around wondering how I could help islands like Barbuda, Dominica, and the many other islands affected. I decided to do some research and have since made a donation. I’ve put together a list of all the resources I’ve found so that you can do the same. Continue Reading…
Can we talk about how excited I am for Caribbean Tales Film Festival?! They planning to shut tings down this year…literally!! Continue Reading…
The party is officially done for another year. This was my first full Toronto carnival in a while. I put together pictures of my favourite moments of Caribana 2017.
My father Walter Elliott travelled to Montreal in 1967, he came as part of a contingent from Trinidad and Tobago during Canada’s centennial year. The year carnival came to Canada. He was a dancer and moved here a year later for good on his own. Even though he was a dancer and actor, his real passion was art…particularly the art of carnival. Continue Reading…
Had a random idea to get together with some bloggers, youtubers etc of Caribbean descent. I feel like it’s always good to connect with like minded individuals from time to time and do a check in. It’s difficult for people who are not in this world to understand what creators like me deal with. I was craving convos with people who can relate. So I emailed a few dope peeps who are doing the damn thing in the digital world and said “Let’s meet up!” Continue Reading…
Model Nadelle Lewis has a deep love for mas and Caribbean culture, and for the past three years she has been encouraging full figured women to register and play mas. The #EveryBodyPlayAhMas movement helps to boost confidence and reminds women that their body shape doesn’t have to get in the way of anything they want to do. Continue Reading…
Toronto Caribbean community comes alive during the city’s Caribbean carnival…formerly known as Caribana. Festivities and official events have been taking place for weeks now, but things really heat up this week. Here’s a rundown of some of the not-to-miss Toronto Carnival events. Continue Reading…
